Company Overview
SAMBIX History
| Year | History |
|---|---|
| October 1972 | Company established |
| February 1973 | Fully automated revolving zinc plating equipment installed, enterprise inaugurated |
| August 1973 | Fully automated stationary zinc plating equipment installed |
| December 1980 | 2nd factory constructed, fully automated stationary nickel plating equipment installed |
| December 1987 | Fully automated revolving zinc plating equipment increased |
| October 1989 | Fully automated stationary zinc plating equipment increased |
| September 1991 | Company named changes from Taishi Plating to Sambix, Inc |
| September 1991 | Fully automated stationary nickel plating equipment installed |
| October 1995 | 1st mass production of non-whisker zinc plating for NTT switchboards |
| March 1996 | Small and Medium Enterprise Merit Award for New Techniques received |
| February 1999 | Patent No. 2892601 acquisition for production of non-whisker zinc plating |
| October 2000 | Excellence in Invention Patent, Small and Medium Enterprise Agency Director-General’s Encouragement Award received |
| November 2000 | International patent application for non-whisker/non-chromium zinc plating |
| December 2000 | Electroless nickel plating equipment installed |
| May 2001 | 1st mass production of non-chromium switchboard for NTT |
| May 2002 | Introduction of non-whisker zinc plating for raised floor support legs |
| August 2002 | Patent No. 3337134 acquisition for anti-rust treatment with non-chromium zinc plating |
| August 2002 | Composition of Matter Patent No. 3340401 acquisition for non-whisker zinc plating |
| August 2003 | ISO9001:2000 certification acquisition |
| January 2004 | Zero Whisker S becomes registered trademark for non-whisker zinc plating |
| January 2004 | Zero Chromium S becomes registered trademark for non-chromium zinc plating anti-rust treatment |
| March 2004 | Acquisition of Japanese patent No. 3527952 for non-whisker/non-chromium zinc plating |
| May 2004 | Fully automated Zero Chromium S treatment equipment installed, original method mass production begun |
| June 2004 | Acquisition of American patent No.6749953 for non-whisker/non-chromium zinc plating |
| January 2005 | Zero Whisker S/Zero Chromium S revolving plating line production newly established |
| April 2006 | SURTECH 2006 General Surface Treatment Show exhibition |
| October 2006 | Excellence for Invention Patent, Small and Medium Enterprise Agency Director-General’s Encouragement Award received |
| November 2006 | Work displayed at Kansai Machine Component Technological Exhibition |
| June 2007 | Work displayed at Tokyo Machine Component Technological Exhibition |
| October 2007 | Work displayed at Kansai Machine Component Technological Exhibition |
| June 2008 | Work displayed at Tokyo Machine Component Technological Exhibition |
| June 2008 | Patent application for non-whisker/non-chromium SW zinc plating |